Topic: How to map a drive from SME to a Novell 5.x Server?

[Craig Bursey]

Hi Folks,


Just wondering if anyone has any success with connecting an SME server to a Novell 5.x server? Our main network is Novell but I was looking at using SME as a PDF creator. A user prints a Postscript file to a Novell network directory.  SME monitors that directory and converts the files contained within to PDF's.

The plan is, if I can get the basics working, is to have SME copy the created PDF file to the users Novell home directory.  But right now that's all pie in the sky.  ha ha


Thanks,

Craig

[John Crisp]

Hi Craig,

You can do it, but what a palaver.

I print to my N5 server, but don't bother with the file part as I thought it seemed like too much trouble.

If you use IP, I think that you need to have Unicon installed on the Novell box - this allows unix ~ novell / novell ~ unix printing and NFS file sharing - go read at Novell. Have a search at support.novell.com for info. I am not sure whether SME has a NFS client - you need to check.

Beware with Unicon - there is an issue with it when installing after having applied a Service Pack. I can't remeber excatly what the problem was, but I remember it was a real pain. You can't just install and reinstall the SP.

Depending on your file system (traditional volumes or nss),if your server handles IPX as well, you may be able to get by using something like ncpfs although I have never tried it on an e-smith server. This allows you to map/mount novell volumes onto the linux filesystem. I think it only works with tradtional volumes and not NSS.

You would have to compile it elsewhere and then install.


If I can be of any assistance then let me know.


B. Rgds
John

[Guck Puppy]

What? You don't want to pay $5,000 to Adobe for Distiller Server?

Strange...

 

[Craig Bursey]

Hi Folks,

Just wanted to finish this thread by saying that I have this working except it's using a Red Hat 7.3 install.  No doubt it would also work from E-smith though there maybe more dependencies then the three base programs you have to install for Red Hat.  IF anyone wants to know how to do this I can gladly point them to whereI found the answer.  I didn't come up with the answer on my own!!  ha ha

Thanks

Craig